Service difficulty report · Fmc · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 15, 2002
Submitted
April 16, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
543
Aircraft time
15,236 hours, 6,331 cycles
Part
Fmc
Part number
B546CCM0104
Part serial
7600
Condition
Failed
Location
E/E Bay
Part time
2,065 hours, 809 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, F, S
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

TAKEOFF FL 180 FMGC NR 1 & 2 FAILED DUMPING PRIMARY & SECONDARY FLT PLANS. AUTOPILOT WOULD NOT EXCEED 5 DEG TURN RATE, RADIO NAV HARD TUNED TO 109.9. VERTICAL RATE OF DESCENT AT TOUCHDOWN 100 FPM. R&R NR 1 & 2 FMGC. OPS CHECK, AUTO-LAND TEST GOOD & NAV DATA UPLOADED. VERIFICATION FLT FOR FMGC UNSATISFACTORY, NR 2 FMGC FAILED CLIMBING THROUGH FL 270, FMGC COULD NOT BE RESET. REPLACED NR 2 FMGC, OPS GOOD. 2ND VERIFICATION FLT SATISFACTORY. FMGC S/N 7600 CONFIRMED FAILURE AT VENDOR, REPLACED A55 BOARD. FMGC S/N 0726, CONFIRMED FAILURE FAILING PARTS 8-1 & 9 OF FUNCTIONAL TEST, REPLACED A13 BOARD. FMGC S/N 6535 PASSED TEST, FAILED SOLDER INSPECTION, RESOLDERED A51 & A53 BOARDS.

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